Veteran Ghanaian actor, William Addo has accused movie producers of building mansions with monies meant to be given to actors as royalties.
The seasoned actor, who is popularly known as Akpatse was explaining why he was still soliciting for funds for his glaucoma and cataract second surgery on his right eye after benevolent people like Kwame Sefa Kayi, Bola Ray, Akwesi Aboagye etc. had already donated some cash for his first surgery on his left eye.
According to Akpatse who spoke with Reagan Mends of razzonline.com, the movie producers are to be blamed for his inability to raise funds for the second surgery, owing to the fact that the movie producers have used royalties supposed to be given to actors and actresses.
“My brother, I am very sad people are still criticizing me for soliciting for more funds for my second surgery. Let me tell you a secret, royalties which are supposed to be given to we actors have been used by the movie producers to build big mansions. It’s very sad my brother”, Akpatse alleged with grief.
Akpatse further explained,”Although the Actors Guilds of Ghana receives royalties which should be shared to actors and actresses, the money is very small thus it is used for capacity building. But what the producers receive from the Ministry of Finance is very big which in actual terms is suppose to be given to veteran actors or actors who have played lead roles in movies, part of the royalty they receive. My brother, the money is very big and they are using it to build big mansions in Kumasi.”
Akpatse, which literally means a trickster in the Ga language and who has played the lead role in most Ghanaian movies has appealed to the producers to desist from amassing wealth with monies meant for actors especially veteran actors.
Source: pluzz899.com
Movie producers have built mansions with actors’ royalties – William Addo
Movie producers have built mansions with actors’ royalties – William Addo
